Sale 813: Fine Literature - Science Fiction, Fantasy & Mysteries - Robinson Jeffers - Beats & the Counterculture w/Hunter S. Thompson & Bukowski

Heading
(Borges, Jorge Luis)
Author
Domecq, H. Buston [i.e. Bustos; pseud. for Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares]
Headline
Borges/Casares work sdg. trans. Yates
Publisher
The Texas Quarterly
Date Published
1960

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16

The Silent Mr. Palomar

Author
Calvino, Italo
Headline
Signed by Italo Calvino, one of 250 produced
Publisher
Targ Editions
Date Published
1981

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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21

Catullus (Gai Valeri Catulli Veronensis Liber)

Author
Catullus
Headline
Catullus translation signed by translators
Publisher
Cape Goliard Press
Date Published
1969

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25

The Collected Poems of Hart Crane

Author
Crane, Hart
Headline
Collected Poems of Hart Crane - Sam Loveman's copy
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Liveright Inc.
Date Published
[1933]

Estimate$300 - $500

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26

White Buildings

Author
Crane, Hart
Headline
Hart Crane's 1st book
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Boni and Liveright
Date Published
1926

Estimate$300 - $500

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29

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Author
Dahl, Roald
Headline
Boy: Tales of Childhood Dahl signed ltd. ed.
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published
[1984]

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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32

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

Heading
(Dali, Salvador)
Author
Cellini, Benvenuto
Headline
Dali illustrates Cellini autobiography 1/1000 sgd
Publisher
Doubleday & Co.
Date Published
1946

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41

Anabasis: A Poem by St. J. Perse

Author
Eliot, T.S., translator
Headline
Signed by T.S. Eliot and William Everson
Provenance
William Everson
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Date Published
1930

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42

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Author
Eliot, T.S.
Headline
Book of Practical Cats inscribed by T.S. Eliot
Publisher
Faber and Faber Limited
Date Published
[1960]

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43

Who is She that Looketh Forth as the Morning

Heading
(Everson, William)
Author
Brother Antoninus
Headline
Signed by Brother Antoninus
Publisher
Capricorn Press
Date Published
1972

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44

A Man Who Writes

Author
Everson, William
Headline
Publisher's copy signed by William Everson
Publisher
Shadows Press
Date Published
1980

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45

These Are the Ravens

Author
Everson, William
Headline
Wm. Everson's 1st book signed
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Greater West Publishing Co.
Date Published
1935

Estimate$300 - $500

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50

Requiem for a Nun

Author
Faulkner, William
Headline
Requiem for a Nun Signed Limited Edition
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1951]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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54

From Snow to Snow

Author
Frost, Robert
Headline
Robert Frost, Snow to Snow, 1936
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Date Published
[1936]

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60

Under the Greenwood Tree: Or, The Mellstock Quire

Author
Hardy, Thomas
Headline
Hardy's Greenwood Tree, ill. Clare Leighton
Publisher
Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
Date Published
1949

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78

Three books by George Kelly

Author
Kelly, George
Headline
3 by George Kelly, 2 of which signed
Date Published
1923-1931

Estimate$300 - $500

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86

Poems

Author
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Headline
Longfellow's poems large paper 1850
Publisher
Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
Date Published
1850

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88

Shelf of books from Lord John Press

Heading
(Lord John Press)
Headline
27 books from Lord John Press
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
c.1980-1990s

Estimate$200 - $300

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90

A Collection of Reviews [with] Self-Portrait

Author
Macdonald, Ross
Headline
Two signed Fine Press works from Ross MacDonald
Publisher
Lord John Press; Capra Press
Date Published
1979; 1981

Estimate$300 - $500

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93

Life of Pi

Author
Martel, Yann
Headline
Life of Pi 1st edition signed by author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Date Published
[2001]

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105

The Diary of Anaïs Nin: Volume Four 1944-1947

Heading
(Nin, Anaïs)
Author
Stuhlmann, Gunther, editor
Headline
Advance review copy inscribed by Anaïs Nin
Provenance
Bill Claire
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
Date Published
[1971]

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106

Ladders to Fire

Author
Nin, Anaïs
Headline
Inscribed and signed by Anaïs Nin, 1st ed in dj
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.
Date Published
1946

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109

Sunset Gun

Author
Parker, Dorothy
Headline
Dorothy Parker Sunset Gun signed limited Presentation Copy
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Date Published
1928

Estimate$200 - $300

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118

A Christmas Story

Author
Porter, Katherine Anne
Headline
Katherine A. Porter Christmas Story inscribed
Publisher
Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte
Date Published
1967

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119

Ship of Fools

Author
Porter, Katherine Anne
Headline
Signed by Katherine Anne Porter
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Date Published
1962

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120

Des Imagistes: An Anthology

Author
Pound, Ezra, editor
Headline
Des Imagistes Anthology - Joyce, Pound, etc
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
The Poetry Bookshop
Date Published
1914

Estimate$200 - $300

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121

De los Cantares: Section: Rock-Drill 85-95 [with] Thrones 96-109

Author
Pound, Ezra
Headline
2 Cantos volumes by Ezra Pound
Publisher
New Directions
Date Published
1956-1959

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125

Sequence, Sometimes Metaphysical

Author
Roethke, Theodore
Headline
Roethke - Sequence, Sometimes Metaphysical
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
Stone Wall Press
Date Published
[1963]

Estimate$300 - $500

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133

Three volumes from the Scorpion Press "Books Into Film" series

Heading
(Scorpion Press)
Headline
Scorpion Press editions signed by Michael Caine
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$300 - $500

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136

Transformations - two editions

Author
Sexton, Anne
Headline
Anne Sexton Transformations signed
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1971

Estimate$300 - $500

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138

Autograph manuscript of an essay on Edward Upward

Author
Spender, Stephen, Sir
Headline
MS of essay on Edward Upward by Stephen Spender
Date Published
January 1987

Estimate$600 - $900

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141

The Red Pony

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Ltd. Ed. Red Pony signed by Steinbeck
Publisher
Covici Friede
Date Published
1937

Estimate$3,000 - $5,000

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142

Under the Sunset

Author
Stoker, Bram
Headline
Under the Sunset signed by Bram Stoker
Publisher
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
Date Published
1882

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157

Hombres (Hommes)

Author
Verlaine, Paul
Headline
Scarce Verlaine/Rimbaud 1909
Publisher
Calife Mahomet
Date Published
[1909]

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159

For My People

Author
Walker, Margaret
Headline
Inscribed and signed by poet Margaret Walker
Publisher
Yale University Press
Date Published
1942

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163

A Flock of Guinea Hens Seen From a Car

Author
Welty, Eudora
Headline
Holiday Keepsake inscribed by Eudora Welty
Publisher
Albondocani Press
Date Published
1970

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164

Loved Helen and Other Poems

Author
White, T.H.
Headline
Poetry by the author of the Sword in the Stone
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Date Published
[1929]

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165

Loved Helen and Other Poems

Author
White, T.H.
Headline
Signed by author T.H. White
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Date Published
[1929]

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166

Leaves of Grass

Author
Whitman, Walt
Headline
Whitman's Leaves of Grass, 1891 edition
Publisher
David McKay, Publisher
Date Published
1891-1892

Estimate$400 - $600

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167

Leaves of Grass

Author
Whitman, Walt
Headline
Third edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Publisher
Thayer and Eldridge
Date Published
1860-61

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170

As If,,,A Personal View of Tennessee Williams

Author
Windham, Donald
Headline
Inscribed by Don Windham to Kirby Congdon
Provenance
From the collection of Kirby Congdon.
Publisher
[Stamperia Valdonegra]
Date Published
1985

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173

A Bibliography of the Works of Robinson Jeffers

Heading
(Jeffers, Robinson)
Author
Alberts, S.S.
Headline
Sydney S. Alberts' copy
Provenance
Sydney S. Alberts
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1933

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174

California Poetry Folios

Heading
(Jeffers, Robinson)
Headline
Includes Jeffers' Natural Music
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1947

Estimate$300 - $500

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175

Eight broadsides, keepsakes, and pieces of Robinson Jeffers ephemera

Heading
(Jeffers, Robinson)
Headline
Eight pieces of Jeffers ephemera
Date Published
Various dates

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176

Four works by or about Robinson Jeffers

Heading
(Jeffers, Robinson)
Headline
Four works by or about Robinson Jeffers
Date Published
Various dates

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177

The Alpine Christ & Other Poems - two variants

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Two variants, each signed by Everson
Publisher
Cayucos Books
Date Published
1973

Estimate$200 - $300

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178

Apology for Bad Dreams

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Peter Koch printing of Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
James Linden
Date Published
1986

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179

An Artist

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Likely first printing of Jeffers' poem An Artist
Publisher
John S. Mayfield
Date Published
[1928]

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180

Be Angry at the Sun and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1941]

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181

Be Angry at the Sun and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed and inscribed by Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1941

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182

The Beaks of Eagles: An Unpublished Poem

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Inscribed to Jean Kellogg
Publisher
Edwin Grabhorn for Albert M. Bender
Date Published
1936

Estimate$600 - $900

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183

WITHDRAWN - The Beaks of Eagles: An Unpublished Poem

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
WITHDRAWN-The Beaks of Eagles, Jeffers & Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Edwin Grabhorn for Albert M. Bender
Date Published
1936

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184

Brides of the South Wind: Poems 1917-1922 [with] Californians

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Two Jeffers works signed by Everson
Publisher
Cayucos Press
Date Published
1974; 1971

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185

Californians

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Jeffers' first commercially published book
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
1916

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186

Californians

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed and inscribed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Macmillan Company
Date Published
1916

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188

Cawdor and other poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Horace Liveright
Date Published
1928

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189

Cawdor and other poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Horace Liveright
Date Published
1928

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190

De Rerum Virtute / Theodore Max Lilienthal

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Grabhorn Press for Frances B. Lilienthal
Date Published
1953

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191

Dear Judas and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Horace Liveright
Date Published
1929

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192

Dear Judas and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Horace Liveright
Date Published
1929

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193

Descent to the Dead: Poems Written in Ireland and Great Britain

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1931

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194

The Double Axe & Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Jeffers on tipped-in leaf
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1948]

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195

The Double Axe & Other Poems - 2 review copies

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
The Double Axe, 2 review copies
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1948

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196

For an Hour on Christmas

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
For an Hour at Christmas, Jeffers Keepsake
Publisher
Grabhorn-Hoyem
Date Published
1961

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197

Give Your Heart to the Hawks and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1933

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198

Give Your Heart to the Hawks and other poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Inscribed by Jeffers to Albert M. Bender
Provenance
Albert M. Bender / Oscar Sutro
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1933

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199

Give Your Heart to the Hawks and other poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Sidney S. Albert, Jeffers' bibliographer's copy
Provenance
Sidney S. Albert
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1933

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200

Granite & Cypress

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Robinson Jeffers Granite & Cypress, Everson
Publisher
Lime Kiln Press / University of California at Santa Cruz
Date Published
1975

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201

Hope is Not For The Wise: An Unpublished Poem by Robinson Jeffers

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Hope is Not for the Wise, one of only 24 copies
Publisher
Quercus Press
Date Published
1937

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202

Hungerfield

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Robinson Jeffers' Hungerfield, Grabhorn
Publisher
Privately Printed
Date Published
1952

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203

Hungerfield and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1954

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204

The Loving Shepherdess

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers and Jean Kellogg
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1956

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207

Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Ansel Adams & Jeffers
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1928

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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208

Return: An Unpublished Poem

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Sydney Alberts' copy of Return
Provenance
Sydney S. Alberts
Publisher
[Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Gelber, Lilienthal]
Date Published
1934

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209

Roan Stallion, Tamar, and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Date Published
1925 [but 1930]

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210

Roan Stallion, Tamar, and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Roan Stallion, first British edition
Publisher
Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press
Date Published
1928

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211

Roan Stallion, Tamar, and Other Poems [with] prospectus for the first edition

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Inscribed to Albert M. Bender
Provenance
Albert M. Bender / Charles K. Field
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Date Published
1925 [but 1926]

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212

Rock and Hawk

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Inscribed to Jean Kellogg
Publisher
[Frederic Prokosch]
Date Published
1934

Estimate$200 - $300

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213

The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by both Una and Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1938]

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214

The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1938]

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215

Solstice and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers, Grabhorn printing
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1935

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216

Solstice and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1935

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217

Songs and Heroes

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Robinson Jeffers Songs and Heroes
Publisher
Arundel Press
Date Published
1988

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218

Stars

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Stars by Robinson Jeffers, Ward Ritchie
Publisher
Flame Press
Date Published
1930

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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219

Such Counsels You Gave To Me & Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1937]

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220

Such Counsels You Gave To Me & Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1937]

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221

Tamar and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Inscribed to Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Provenance
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Publisher
Peter G. Boyle
Date Published
[1924]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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222

Themes in My Poems [with] Rhythm and Rhyme

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed and inscribed by M. Dean with ephemera
Publisher
Mallette Dean for Book Club of California; Peter's Gate Press
Date Published
1956; 1966

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223

Thurso's Landing

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by Robinson Jeffers with inscription
Publisher
Liveright Inc.
Date Published
1932

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224

Thurso's Landing and Other Poems

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Limited edition signed by Robinson Jeffers
Publisher
Liveright, Inc.
Date Published
[1932]

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225

Tragedy has Obligations

Author
Jeffers, Robinson
Headline
Signed by William Everson
Publisher
Lime Kiln Press
Date Published
1973

Estimate$300 - $500

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